Nehemiah Freeman Jr. Department of War p. Temp^o P.M. 1 Accountants Offic[e] West Point July 24^th. 1797 Sir I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] enclosing [undecipherable] Dransy's certificate relative to artificer[s.] The Pay & Subsistence Rolls of th[e] of Artillirists & Engineers have been examined and right. Amounts to One thousand four hundred, ni[undecipherable] dollars and Sixty two cents which sum you will [undecipherable] as usual, from Nicholas Fish, Supervisor, New Y[undecipherable] giving him duplicate receipts for the due appli[undecipherable] thereof. I am &c. Wm Simmons Acou[undecipherable] Caleb Swan Esq. D.W. Accountants Of[undecipherable] Paymaster General July 24^th. 1797 Head Quarters of the Army Sir I have received your letter of 25^th enclosing Major Jonathan [undecipherable]'s Account Current an[undecipherable] ers for monies received from you on account of t[undecipherable] recruiting service. I shall not be able to enter Account on the Books of this Office so as to pa[undecipherable] final credit to you for the amount, untill the[undecipherable] have been mustered which does not yet appear the case. I would wish that this might be done an[undecipherable] you would send me forward one of the muster roll[s] I will endeavour to stop out [Page 161 YOQ01]